Mine Index 2672   Fletcher and Smith Coal Company,   Fletcher and Smith No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Starved Rock
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2672

Company Name: Fletcher and Smith Coal Company
Mine Name: Fletcher and Smith No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1935
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 13
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Production indicates approximately 2 acres were mined. The area may have been mined by other operators (see the unlocated mines in La Salle County) or the boundary may be a general area of surface mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit La Salle 33N 2E 10 E 1⁄2 SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fletcher and Smith Coal Company Fletcher and Smith No. 2 1934-1935 9,227
Total Production: 9,227

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files, 6-85e Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, mine location.
Coal Section files, 6-85e, overburden map for the La Salle-Ottawa area (company, author unknown) - Mine outline.

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